The Syriac dot : a short history /

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The dot is used for everything in Syriac from tense to gender, number, and pronunciation, and unsurprisingly represents one of the biggest obstacles to learning the language. Using inscriptions, early grammars, and experiments with modern scribes, Dr. Kiraz peels back the evolution of the dot layer...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kiraz, George Anton (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Syriac language > Accents and accentuation.
Syriaque (Langue) > Accents et accentuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
Syriac language > Accents and accentuation
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The first single dot
  • 2. The first double dot
  • 3. The power of the single dot
  • 4. An intelligent dot
  • 5. The Kenoro dotless experiment
  • 6. The silent dot
  • 7. The shifting dot
  • 8. A suffix dot
  • 9. Tagging dots
  • 10. Red dots
  • 11. A pair of dots
  • 12. Vowel dots
  • 13. Punctuation dots
  • 14. Reading dots
  • 15. The net of dots
  • 16. Oops dots
  • 17. Garshunography dots
  • 18. Dots roday
  • 19. Epilogue
  • Appendix 1: Script Guide
  • Appendix 2: KDE Data
  • Appendix 3: Chronology of Events
  • Appendix 4: Manuscripts Consulted
  • Plates
  • Appendix 5: Comments on Plates.

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